Mangere College Term 1 2022 Newsletter

A word from the Principal
Term 1 has been a challenging term for so many of our families and staff with
high numbers of COVID cases in the community. The good news is that we
seem to be over the worst of it with attendance almost back to normal levels
and staff absences vastly reduced.
It has been great to see so many students being able to continue with their
learning in school despite the disruptions we have had this year. This has been a
feature of the last two years at Māngere College; we have been able to support
our students through disruptions and still be able to focus on learning.
This focus on learning last year has meant that Māngere College continues to
do very well in NCEA. In 2021 our pass rates at Level 1, 2 and 3 were 79%, 73%
and 74%. We are very happy about these results as we know that it was
such a challenging end to the year and our Level 3 result was the best
the school has achieved at NCEA Level 3.
We know that we can continue to improve as a school and that is our
aim for 2022.
Our participation in ASB Polyfest was a bit different this year without
the usual crowds at the Manukau Sport Bowl and the performances
being viewed online. Our Samoan group came third overall, our
Tongan group placed third in the Lakalaka and first in the Faha’iula,
and our Cook Islands group came first overall.
I would like to congratulate all students who gave speeches or
performed in a group and we were proud to see how well our groups
placed. I would also like to thank all of the staff and volunteers
that were involved and helped to prepare the groups in difficult
circumstances. I hope that in 2023 we can be back at the Sport Bowl
with all of the crowds and vibrancy that we normally see at Polyfest.
Tom Webb
Principal of Māngere College
A fresh welcome to Māngere College
BLESSING
At the beginning of the year, we
had an early morning blessing for
our refurbished Administration
Block. Ngā mihi nui to Matua
Maehe for performing the
ceremony.
OPENING OF THE RECEPTION
Our reception area has moved
back to the Admin Block from
its temporary space in the
Auditorium and is now open to
essential visitors. Please note
under the current red traffic
light settings, wearing of masks
continues to be mandatory when
visiting our school.
We encourage parents to phone
the school in the first instance
as we can attend and respond
quicky over the phone.
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